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SubscribeNewsletter Press and Media Contact Us Editorial Guidelines Gardening Landscaping Lawn Care Your lawn needs just as much love as any garden. These lawn care tips will help you maintain a healthy yard, from grass and soil, to mowing and fertilizing. This Low-Maintenance Lawn Trend Is Also Pollinator-Friendly 5 Mistakes You’re Definitely Making When Watering Your Lawn, From a Pro Cultivator vs. Tiller: Which Do You Need? Ditch Your Rake: Experts Say You Should Actually Leave Fallen Leaves Alone Spruce Up Your Inbox! Learn tips for creating your most beautiful home and garden ever. Subscribe Why So Many People Are Switching Their Lawns to a Clover Lawn How to Kill a Tree Stump 4 Different Ways Should You Try "Meadowscaping" Your Lawn and Yard This Season? Buffalo Grass: A Low-Maintenance Lawn Option How to Plant Grass Seed on Hard Dirt and Get It to Grow Soil vs. Dirt: What’s the Difference? 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How to Install Artificial Grass in a Weekend Lawn Mower Won’t Start? Here Are 9 Ways to Fix It When Should You Apply Weed and Feed to Your Lawn? Check Out Our Guide The Right Time to Apply Winter Fertilizer on Your Lawn, Explained 10 Tasks You Should Complete Now to Prepare Your Lawn and Garden for Fall Why Are Mushrooms Growing in My Yard? Six Reasons and Fixes Why Is My Grass Turning Yellow? 8 Reasons and Fixes This Is the Best Time of Day to Water Grass for Healthy Lawns How to Get Rid of Pesky Dollarweed From Your Lawn What Is Verticutting and Why You Might Want to Do It How Much Does Hydroseeding Cost? How to Plant Grass Seed on an Already Existing Lawn How Much Does Regrading a Yard Cost? How Much Does a Yard of Topsoil Weigh? Size, Cost and More How to Get Rid of Clover in Your Lawn Lawn Rolling: What It Is and Should You Do It How to Kill Bermuda Grass in 5 Different Ways How Much Is a Yard of Dirt? Cost, Coverage Area and More How to Winterize Your Lawn to Keep It Healthy How to Store a Snowblower the Right Way 4 Types of Fertilizer and How to Choose One Clover Lawns: 15 Things to Know Before Growing How Often Should You Fertilize Your Lawn? A Guide to Fertilizing a New Lawn What Kills Weeds Permanently? What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use? How Often Should You Mow Your Lawn? 7 Common Lawn Mowing Patterns and When to Use Them How to Mulch Your Yard and Garden How to Fix an Over-Fertilized Lawn How Long and How Often Should I Water My Lawn? Guide to Drip Irrigation Systems When to Fertilize a Lawn Is Cypress Mulch Good or Bad? Battery Powered vs. Gas Lawn Mowers How to Kill Crabgrass How to Get Rid of Wild Violets in Your Lawn Leveling Out an Uneven Lawn Explore More Landscaping Grasses Hardscaping Composting Visit The Spruce’s homepage Learn tips for creating your most beautiful home and garden ever. 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